Notes:
 
Mrs. Clean is in the conversation because of what can be done with the right skill and initiative. She took a ruined factory from the outskirts of a town and turned it into a business. Not many people are willing to go that much work to get things done. And she's teamed up with a caravan that travels from town to town with a 200 mile area.
 
What the spirits say they want and what the spirits are doing are two different things. Like I said, the spirits had a choice to rescue a drunk but instead decided not too because "Jeanette has a higher priority than the drunk." Speaking as a member of the colored minority who can hide as a member of the white majority, do "Black Lives Matter"? No. Black lives do not matter for all lives matter. Once you separate one over another you start to invoke ideas of prejudice and favorites. Taken to the extreme - you have what the Germans has in Nazi Germany and the Imperial Japanese in before and during WWII. That drunk could have been a medical doctor or an engine mechanic - both needed skills in such a world of this RPG. Of he could have been a nobody. Just because he went out to escape reality with some self induced liver poison does not make him a bad person.
 
Hell, Fernando as the character would do the same thing if given the reason and opportunity. Thing is, his level of alcohol is much higher than most people, like me in RL - what would make most people pass out from alcohol poisoning, I would just get a buzz from it.
 
So it is in my judgement, acceptance and opinion as writer and character - the Spirits are not to be trusted because they have their own agenda to fulfill as our OCs as a means to full that agenda. That is not going to change however long this RPG takes. The spirits are evil because they offer choices and lead you to make the one they want you to make. Good does not do that. It gives you a choice and you have to live with the consequences of those choices.It does not need to tick you with ideas of reward.
 
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RPG Post:
 
Hondo and the girls find Fernando and Macey with the large pull cart behind them with the four washing machines in it.
 
"The cart's ours too?" Hondo asks.
 
"It's on loan, I need to return it as soon as we pack them into the Bronco." Fernando answers.
 
"OK then, we can write them up tomorrow." Hondo says.
 
Together they get to the Bronco and pack the washing machines and soap into it. After packing it in, Fernando takes the pull cart back to Mrs. Clean. He tell her thanks before going back to Hondo and the girls.
 
It was a tight squeeze to get back into the Bronco, but Hondo managed to get everyone back to the camp site. For now everything was moved into Fernando's camper trailer until the girls' camper arrive from the shop. The girls decide to help Val with preparing lunch and dinner.
 
"What shall we do with the other two bikes?" Fernando asks.
 
"I can put one with my Indian for now and put the other in the girls' camper until we get to the next town and sell them there." Hondo says.
 
"Other than waiting waiting for their camper to be finished, what is there to do?" Fernando says.
 
"We relax." Hondo answers, adding, "Want a beer?"
 
"I'll pass on beer, but thanks." Fernando answers.

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Quote from Jeanette on Apr 30^th, 2016, 4:21pm:

 
Lets get back onto the RPG and get the caravan rolling?

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RPG Post:
 
After Fernando gets his camper keys he checks out the handy work Val did in installing the CB into Jeanette's Camper Dashboard. He was pleased in how it was installed using what was already there and not needing to cut any of the metal in the dashboard and the wires neatly tucked away. The antenna was on the mirror mount as he requested, hopefully the wind wont shake it too much, it shouldn't. A quick system check of the radio shows that it has basic modifications of a "Peak & Tune" where the radio was adjusted to tighter tolerances and a higher power output. But it was a basic AM-CB Radio. If the conditions are right, she should be able to hit Texas on a good skip.
 
Afterwards, he walks to Hondo's camper and tells Val thanks for her better than excellent work done on Jeanette's CB before going back to his camper.

Note:
Quote from Jeanette on May 3^rd, 2016, 10:05pm:

 
And that is where it will be left.

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RPG Post: in collaboration with Hondo.
 
Val and the girls set a table up outside and started to put out a the food for all to eat. If Jeanette and the others show up to eat, they can join in on this meal. Macey goes goes into the electric camper to get Fernando. Hondo joins then after he secure one of the two motorcycles with this Indian Motorcycle on the trailer. Though the table was just fold out table but the way Val and the girls set the table to look like a fancy holiday feast.
 
A giant mutant chicken breast, though cut in half, was cooked like a Thanksgiving turkey, with stuffing and gravy on the side. French fries, vegetable salad, and macaroni salad. Juice, milk, coffee, tea and beer (for the adults) were served as drinks. Fernando and Hondo got the seats together around the table.
 
A quick prayer of grace and they begin to eat. The meat was a bit bland but that was because of the chicken itself was fed a plain corn and grain diet and not one with some spices and other items that would give the meat some flavor. At least it was still sort of "chicken flavored." Everything else was great and Fernando stated so.
 
"This is great, Val. The others helped in making this, I hope." Fernando says.
 
"They were a great help, giving me ideas on how to deal with the chicken, warning me that it would be bland. Apparently, the bigger the chicken gets, the more flavor it loses." Val says.
 
"Well, thank you ladies." Hondo says.
 
"Yeah, thanks. Looks like we will have left overs, even if the others come in to eat late." Fernando points out.
 
"This is going to be dinner too." Val says, "They got ideas I want to try out besides sandwiches."
 
"Good." Fernando says.
 
First become seconds, and they continue eating. There was a lot of Giant Chicken breast - at 30 pounds of it and all the 8 of them could do was make a small dent into it. Eventually Jeanette and the other would arrive while they ate and joined in. As they ate, Val, Macey and the girls took half of the food into the camper to prepare it for dinner while they ride the highway tonight. What remains will be taken in later when everyone is done eating.
 
Hondo and Fernando secure a few more items in place to prepare for the ride with the caravan, making sure that tanks are topped up in fuel and water, and in Fernando's case - batteries are charged. Tow hitches and chains are checked and rechecked. Around 2:30, Hondo and Fernando leave the camp to go back to the market to check on the girl's campers.
 
They went over the interior as the exterior paint was drying. Everything seems to be functional and secure.  The bench seat next to the driver's seat could have held everyone seated in the front row, the second row bench seat can face forward or back and even open into a 5th bed. Towards the back was the private shower and toilet facilities with storage closets after that. The beds were against the wall in a folding bunk configuration with the bottom bunk fold out into two long sofas with a storage compartment under each. Then there was a full Kitchen and dining area with a hide-away table. The rear door was sealed shut and only can open from the inside in case of an emergency. It was basically a small house on wheels. Locking/sliding windows with curtains give it that Homey Look.
 
After a 1/2 hour of letting the paint dry and filling up the water and fuel tanks, Fernando and Hondo drove it back to the camp. They parked perpendicular to Fernando's electric camper. They step out after deciding that Hondo should hand over the keys and papers to Ruth while Fernando opens up his trailer to get ready to transfer their stuff into it.  The girls were too excited about the camper and it took a while for them to calm down, except for Ruth who was too beside herself to accept was going on - less than 24 hours ago this was their prison slave ship and now it is  their home on wheels. Fernando goes inside and tries to explain each item inside from how the beds fold up and how the bathroom works, and though not complete. The finishing touches will be done when they get to the next town near where they lived.
 

 
Solar panels installed on roof:

 

As the dinner is being put together in Hondo's Camper by Val and the girls, Fernando and Hondo move the items into their camper camper. The food and clothing was easy to put away, and the fire arms went into hidden areas like the compartments under the bed/sofa benches. Fernando also installed the Cobra 29 CB back into the camper where he had removed it when it was the Slaver's truck, doing a better job of what was there originally.
 
With everything set to go in the girl's camper, Hondo goes out to get the girls. Fernando was laying down on the driver's side couch when Hondo arrives with the ladies.
 
"*Ahem...* Jefe..." Hondo says as part of their act.
 
"Oh!" Fernando replies, "Just got a bad headache..." As he get up. "Anyways, Look here ladies..." He reaches down and pops a couple of latches under the cushion and lift it up. He pulls out one of the 20-gauge pump shotguns and hands it to who ever was closest to him - Joanna. He then takes a should holster with a .357 Magnum Revolver and hands it to Ruth. "There's a lot more in there and under the other couch for your protection, so arm up."
 
They look at him as he hands out the ankle holsters and the .22 mini-guns.
 
"As yall 'xperienced, it's not safe out there." Hondo begins, "We'll escort you to your farm but we are expecting nothing good to come out of it. So if you want to come to Texas with us, you're welcomed to be part of the group."
 
"How can you say that?" Ruth asks.
 
"Simple - we dealt with slavers before." Fernando says, "Where's your mom? Where's your dad? Where your male relatives? If they put up a fight - they're dead. They do not want your property, they want you as their property, so they burnt down the farm. We can go, see what's left, if you can recover anything from what is left - take it. But you got nowhere to go. Like Hondo says, you're welcomed to travel with us to Texas and maybe you can start a new life there."
 
"OK, but we already agreed to going with you to Texas." Joanna points out.
 
"Just a few rules and a few things to know." Fernando says to them.
 
"Like..." Ruth interjects.
 
"First off, this mission is being provided by the spirits. Now - Hondo or I do not trust them, and I would dare say we hate them. But they want us to rescue a few innocent people for them. Rescuing people is what we do, which is why we are chosen. But we will be also rescuing other people as well. You're are of that type - those we rescued." Fernando begins to explain, "Two. The female who drives the other small camper is the spirit's elected leader. I respect her but I also disagree with her on many things as well, so she and I will be bumping heads. I want no one picking sides between us. And most of all, she is to be respected."
 
"Yeah, dang Spirits can go burn in hell..." Hondo says.
 
"My sentiments exactly." Fernando adds.
 
" 'nother thing, we share the work, food, resources and responsibilities here. Everyone has a job to do." Hondo points out.
 
"That's not a problem for us." Ruth says.
 
"Good. It is Hondo's and my job to find the safest routes to where we are going. If we find people in need of rescue, then we do our job of rescuing them. You are not to help us in those rescues unless we ask for that help. We also do the repairs and maintenance of the vehicles here. It is everybody's job to make sure that everyone has food and clothes. Which reminds me..." Fernando says before bending over to the side of the couch and picks up a box and hands it over to the girls. "That is a washing machine or you to wash your clothes in. It's yours, you do not have to share it with us, that I can understand but like Hondo said, we help each other out. There is a generator in the closet next to the bathroom, it is for that and other needed things. It is not connected to the camper as is the solar panels. Hondo and I will fix that in the next town when we get there. Any time you use the generator you open up the outside back panel so the exhaust does not build up inside the camper. We'll figure out a proper exhaust for it later on as well. Hondo?" Fernando says.
 
"Yeah. We took the liberty of puttin' your things in here, you got food for a couple of days. Four fuel bottles for your stove which should last you a couple of months. And the camper has two full 20 gallon fuel tanks of diesel." Hondo begins, adding something he forgot, "Oh yeah..." He goes into his pocket and pulls out a small leather sack heavy from the clanky bits of metal inside, handing it to Joanna, "That's yours too."
 
Joanna opens up the sack and finds the (120) gold $100 coins in it. She gets lightheaded from seeing it, "Why?"
 
"One of the Slaver's motorcycle was sold and that is the money we got for it. That money is yours. There are two more Slavers motorcycles which we will sell for you to get more money for them. But we need a favor." Fernando says.
 
"What's the favor?" Joanna asks.
 
"We need to put one of the two Slaver Motorcycles in here while you drive with us to the next town. We do not have a trailer to haul it with. When we get to town, it gets sold and that money is yours too." Fernando tells her.
 
"We can do that..." Joanna says.
 
"Anything else?" Ruth asks.
 
"There are many things, but respecting each other will go a long way with us. Also, you are not to go half cocked chasing a slaver - you are to leave them alone. We - Hondo and I will deal with them. That is our job, we protect the group." Fernando answers.
 
"So if you are to protect the group, why give us these arms?" Ruth asks.
 
"They are for you to protect yourselves when we are not there and for hunting. There are a couple of bows and arrows as well. I hope you know how to use them." Fernando says.
 
"We know how to hunt with a bow." Joanna says.
 
"Good." Fernando says, "We need to see what is going on with the others in the group. If you can help with the kitchen, thanks. Before I forget, we put in a CB in the front. Listen to 14 for the caravan when we leave with them, and 25 for us to talk in privately."

Fernando look at Moro and at Jeanette. He then gives his statement, "Moro, go give Val and the others a hand with preparing the food and take Elsa with you so she can learn something. I need to speak with Jeanette alone."
 
Moro gives him an agreeable nod before she leaves.
 
With Moro gone Fernando begins his rant, "First of all, thank you for getting what you can. But if what Moro says is true then we got a problem. A major problem. Come." He begins to walk to his electric camper, opens the door and pulls out his bag. He continues as he looks inside his bag, "Marriage is not easy. Relationships are not easy. Life is not easy. Divorce, Walking Away and Suicide are the coward's way of doing things when they are not willing to face failure. So in Brooklyn Tech, we got a saying, 'There is never enough time to get it right the first time, there is always time to try again to get it right.' You quit now, you come back to repeat the process. For what? To be stuck in an endless loop? You actually want that? No matter what you say or do, this job is not going to be easy. People are not going to like you. I may not even going to like you but I will respect you. You are the leader of this group. But you are doing little in leading. When I am with somebody who is designated as my leader - if they do not show the initiative - I will take over and make decisions that is best for the group. You want leadership of the group, you need to take it and do with it. You want me as an assistant, you need you listen to what I have to say and take it as fact to act upon it. Therefore do not favor, do not listen too, not not consider what the spirits tell you. They gave you a mission - then lead us into that mission. We are to rescue Gabrielle? We are going to rescue her and anyone else we find along the way. You got our respect in leading us into action, the spirits do not. You get where I'm coming from?"
 
(He'll continue after Jeanette's reply to this.)